Data for 1977

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1977

1977, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1977 covers 222 countries. Bangladesh is highest, at 219.30; Japan is lowest, at 3.45. The middle country reads 79.96. Against 1976, 222 values changed (66 up, 156 down), the same countries are covered.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 1977

HighestBangladesh

219.30

LowestJapan

3.45

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

222countries
1measure
1977the year it describes
221distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1977, as published. UN DESA Population Division ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1977: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	219.30
2	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	205.56
3	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	200.54
4	NigerNERWestern Africa	198.77
5	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	192.34
6	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	191.66
7	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	190.75
8	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	190.24
9	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	189.31
10	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	186.16
11	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	183.90
12	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	182.17
13	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	181.91
14	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	178.66
15	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	174.10
16	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	172.54
17	MaliMLIWestern Africa	172.34
18	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	171.64
19	YemenYEMWestern Asia	170.70
20	GabonGABMiddle Africa	169.22
21	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	167.81
22	KenyaKENEastern Africa	166.87
23	SenegalSENWestern Africa	164.84
24	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	164.47
25	NicaraguaNICCentral America	162.58
26	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	159.55
27	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	158.63
28	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	156.60
29	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	152.51
30	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	151.85
31	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	147.74
32	GuineaGINWestern Africa	147.63
33	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	146.98
34	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	146.93
35	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	146.80
36	HondurasHNDCentral America	143.79
37	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	142.32
38	BelizeBLZCentral America	141.85
39	BeninBENWestern Africa	141.65
40	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	141.08
41	TogoTGOWestern Africa	139.84
42	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	139.80
43	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	139.27
44	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	137.56
45	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	137.38
46	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	136.81
47	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	136.57
48	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	135.73
49	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	134.99
50	IranIRNSouthern Asia	134.01
51	OmanOMNWestern Asia	132.45
52	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	128.92
53	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	127.46
54	MontserratMSRCaribbean	126.01
55	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	124.90
56	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	123.64
57	AnguillaAIACaribbean	123.00
58	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	122.77
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	121.14
60	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	119.24
61	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	118.39
62	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	116.55
63	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	115.00
64	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	114.45
65	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	113.87
66	QatarQATWestern Asia	113.86
67	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	113.27
68	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	112.01
69	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	110.75
70	PanamaPANCentral America	110.67
71	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	110.65
72	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	110.51
73	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	110.36
74	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	109.94
75	GuyanaGUYSouth America	109.89
76	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	107.25
77	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	105.39
78	BoliviaBOLSouth America	103.59
79	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	101.04
80	VenezuelaVENSouth America	100.95
81	EcuadorECUSouth America	99.19
82	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	99.06
83	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	98.73
84	CubaCUBCaribbean	96.53
85	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	95.52
86	EritreaERIEastern Africa	94.09
87	PeruPERSouth America	93.69
88	Costa RicaCRICentral America	93.61
89	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	92.36
90	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	91.03
91	IraqIRQWestern Asia	89.77
92	ColombiaCOLSouth America	89.72
93	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	88.37
94	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	88.22
95	JordanJORWestern Asia	87.86
96	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	87.78
97	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	87.56
98	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	87.31
99	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	87.22
100	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	86.79
101	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	86.65
102	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	85.64
103	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	85.63
104	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	85.01
105	ParaguayPRYSouth America	83.87
106	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	82.97
107	BrazilBRASouth America	82.30
108	HaitiHTICaribbean	81.64
109	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	80.91
110	SurinameSURSouth America	80.70
111	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	80.07
112	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	79.85
113	NiueNIUPolynesia	79.49
114	ChileCHLSouth America	79.41
115	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	79.20
116	DominicaDMACaribbean	78.43
117	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	78.01
118	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	77.31
119	ArgentinaARGSouth America	76.63
120	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	76.19
121	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	76.18
122	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	75.83
123	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	74.22
124	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	73.36
125	GuamGUMMicronesia	72.54
126	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	71.41
127	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	70.49
128	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	69.01
129	UruguayURYSouth America	68.74
130	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	67.96
131	BahamasBHSCaribbean	67.90
132	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	63.77
133	PalauPLWMicronesia	61.50
134	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	60.63
135	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	60.57
136	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	60.33
137	TongaTONPolynesia	58.96
138	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	58.86
139	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.73
140	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	58.14
141	NauruNRUMicronesia	57.76
142	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	56.97
143	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	56.60
144	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	56.31
145	United StatesUSANorthern America	54.16
146	FijiFJIMelanesia	54.04
147	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	53.87
148	SamoaWSMPolynesia	53.64
149	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	53.32
150	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	51.16
151	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	50.92
152	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	50.44
153	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	49.93
154	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	49.53
155	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	49.14
156	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	47.90
157	BermudaBMUNorthern America	47.12
158	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	47.03
159	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	46.83
160	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	46.55
161	ArubaABWCaribbean	43.85
162	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	43.78
163	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	43.29
164	UkraineUKREastern Europe	43.19
165	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	41.70
166	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	41.46
167	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	41.24
168	IsraelISRWestern Asia	40.20
169	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	40.09
170	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	39.71
171	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	39.33
172	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	39.02
173	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	38.53
174	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	38.44
175	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	38.17
176	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	37.76
177	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	37.51
178	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	36.27
179	PolandPOLEastern Europe	36.22
180	American SamoaASMPolynesia	35.57
181	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	35.54
182	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	35.53
183	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	33.40
184	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	32.34
185	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	32.16
186	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	31.92
187	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	31.60
188	CanadaCANNorthern America	30.52
189	FranceFRAWestern Europe	29.79
190	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	28.96
=191	BelarusBLREastern Europe	28.28
=191	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	28.28
193	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	27.96
194	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	27.49
195	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	27.22
196	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	26.87
197	ItalyITASouthern Europe	26.23
198	SpainESPSouthern Europe	25.42
199	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	25.20
200	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	24.78
201	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	23.86
202	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	23.82
203	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	23.71
204	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	22.82
205	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	22.11
206	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	21.21
207	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	20.78
208	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	20.76
209	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	20.72
210	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	19.07
211	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	19.00
212	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	16.53
213	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	16.35
214	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	14.97
215	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	14.33
216	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	14.24
217	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	13.44
218	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	10.53
219	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	9.94
220	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	7.90
221	MacauMACEastern Asia	6.66
222	JapanJPNEastern Asia	3.45

02In 1977

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bangladesh219.30
2Chad205.56
3Côte d’Ivoire200.54
4Niger198.77
5Sierra Leone192.34

Lowest

222Japan3.45
221Macau6.66
220North Korea7.90
219Netherlands9.94
218Switzerland10.53

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 79.96. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031976 → 1977

Since 1976

What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
66 · 156rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cameroon173.76 → 178.66+4.90
Iran129.77 → 134.01+4.24
Lesotho106.85 → 110.65+3.80
Eswatini178.56 → 182.17+3.61
Paraguay80.31 → 83.87+3.56

Fell most

Cuba109.43 → 96.53−12.90
India158.43 → 146.80−11.63
Cambodia36.39 → 26.87−9.51
Qatar121.62 → 113.86−7.77
Sudan134.84 → 127.46−7.38

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1977.
221 distinct values among 222
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 28.28. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UN DESA Population Division publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (1977). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/1977

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